SMJ articles in the category "von Willebrand factor"

Case Report

Bee Envenomation: A Rare Cause of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is characterized by the pentad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, neurologic symptoms, renal insufficiency, and fever. Although many underlying diseases and conditions are associated with TTP, there has been only one previously documented case of bee-sting-associated TTP. In this article, we describe the case of a…

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Original Article

Comparison of Different Risk Factors that Result in Endothelial Damage Leading to Diabetic Microangiopathy

In this study, the effect of different risk factors (hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia) on endothelial damage was evaluated in 61 (two of them were type 1; the other patients were type 2) diabetic patients. von Willebrand factor antigen was used as the marker of the endothelial damage. Although there was…

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